SSC Intermediate

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Here are all the words you need to know in Short-term Spoken Chinese Intermediate.

yī gài ér lùn一概而论treat different things/problems/matters as the same

sān fān wǔ cì三番五次again and again

zhòng dú中毒be poisoned physically; be poisoned mentally

zhǔ dòng主动act on one's own initiative; initiative

jiāo chā交叉cross; be similar

yǐ shēn zuò zé以身作则set an example with one's own conduct

chuán rǎn传染infect; influence mood, feelings, or atmosphere through contact

lún lǐ伦理ethics

líng lì伶俐clever

tǐ xiàn体现embody

bǎo mǔ保姆nanny

bǎo liú保留retain; hold back

fēn liè分裂fission; smash

lì yù xūn xīn利欲熏心be obsessed with the desire for gain

kè yì刻意painstakingly

lè suǒ勒索blackmail

dīngsting; admonish

míng zhèng yán shùn名正言顺fit and proper

bā dā吧嗒smack one's lips;click

zhōu zhé周折twists and turns

huò xī ní和稀泥mediate differences at the expense of principle

guāng dāng咣当bang

shì hào嗜好habit; be obsessed with

pī pā噼啪snap

chart; draw

jìng jiè境界boundary; realm

zēng jìn增进enhance

fáng ài妨碍hamper

wěi qu委屈feel wronged; put somebody to great inconvenience

xué shù学术learning

níng jìng宁静tranquil

kuān róng宽容tolerant

xiǎo kàn小看belittle

lǚ xíng履行carry out

chóng bài崇拜adore

gān cuì干脆clear-cut; just

huàn tīng幻听phonism

kāi xiāo开销pay; expense

bǐ cǐ彼此each other; me too or you too

xīn xīn xiāng yìn心心相印mutual affinity

wàng nián jiāo忘年交good friends despite great difference in age

hū shì忽视ignore

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ想方设法do everything possible

rě huò惹祸court trouble

chéng nuò承诺promise to undertake; a promise to do something

zhǔlean on

līncarry/take with a hand

guǎi gùn拐棍walking stick with one end bent as a handle; crutch

zhāobeckon; enlist

tuī cí推辞decline

wú kě hòu fēi无可厚非give no cause for criticism

wú sī无私selfless

mó hu模糊dim; blur

mó fàn模范model; examplary

huān chàng欢畅happy

zhèng dàng正当legitimate; honest

qì fēn气氛atmosphere

xiāo qiǎn消遣divert oneself; diversion

tiān zhuān jiā wǎ添砖加瓦do what little one can to help

wēn xīn温馨cozy

gǎng wān港湾bay

kě wàng渴望long for

líng huó灵活agile; flexible

méi qì煤气gas; carbon monoxide

yùn dǒu熨斗flat iron

xiá ài狭隘narrow; narrow and limited

liú liàn留恋be reluctant to leave

chī dāi痴呆stupid; insane

xiāng rú yǐ mò相濡以沫help each other to pull through a plight/crisis

zhēn chéng真诚sincere

yǎn shén眼神expression in one's eyes; eyesight

cí tiě磁铁magnet

lì gān jiàn yǐng立竿见影get quick results

fú hé符合conform to

jiàn tóu箭头arrowhead; arrow

lèi sì类似analogous

xíng shàn行善practise philanthropy

zhuāng xiū装修fit up; renovate

jiàn lì wàng yì见利忘义forget all moral principles at the sight of profit

jǐng gào警告warn; warning

píngcomment

shì tú试图attempt

force; press on towards

bì miǎn避免avoid

chóu jīn酬金remuneration

chóng dié重叠overlapping; repeat

qīn pèi钦佩admire

xián xiá闲暇leisure

guī nü闺女girl; daughter

yǐn sī隐私one's secrets

yǐn cáng隐藏hide

bù yī bù ráo不依不饶be hard on somebody

yǐ gān乙肝serum hepatitis

qīn mì wú jiàn亲密无间be on very intimate terms with each other

jiǎ gān甲肝hepatitis A

wèi cháng bù kě未尝不可There is no reason why it should not be.

shì mín wén huà市民文化civic culture

put; add

dà zá yuàn大杂院multi-household compound

māo nì猫腻suspicious dealing; trick